CBF International Biblical Congress

Detailed Information for Participants

PARTICIPANTS, COST, REGISTRATION...

PARTICIPANTS

The principal invitees to the Congress are the delegates of the member institutions of the Catholic Biblical Federation. The Office of the Secretary General has reserved 200 individual rooms and 50 double rooms at the ERGIFE hotel where the Congress will take place. We also have available 200 additional places for other participants.

The total limit of participants is 500 persons. Delegates of the member institutions of the CBF will have preference and the order in which registrations are received will be taken into account. Persons not affiliated with the CBF, who fill out the registration form, will occupy the rest of the places. The final date for registration is March 29, 2019.

There is a special form for delegates of member institutions (one for each institution) and another form for pre-registration of other participants.

The final date for registration is March 29, 2019.

COSTS

Each member institution is responsible for the cost of the travel of its representative. The organization will cover the cost of travel for the presenters.

The Catholic Biblical Federation will pay the cost of housing for 300 primary delegates of member institutions of the Catholic Biblical Federation (one for each institution), giving preference to presenters and strictly following the order in which registrations are received. In order to help meet the cost of the Congress, each participant is asked to pay €50 at the time of receiving their accreditation at the beginning of the Congress.

Unaffiliated participants will pay an additional €70 to help with the cost of refreshments. There is the option of purchasing a plan of three lunches for the price of €110.

LOCATION

The Venue of the CBF International Biblical Congress

The International Biblical Congress will take place in the city of Rome – the center of Christianity.

It was here that St. Jerome, the great popularizer of the Bible, did his studies and from here that he departed for Jerusalem.

Here in Rome, the Catholic Biblical Federation was founded on April 16, 1969.

ERGIFE Palace Hotel

Our Congress will be housed at the ERGIFE Palace Hotel, a modern convention center with the capacity for and experience in organizing events of this importance.

Below you will find detailed instructions on how to arrive at the ERGIFE Palace Hotel from different points of arrival in the city of Rome.

TRAVEL

How to reach the ERGIFE Palace Hotel

FROM FIUMICINO, LEONARDO DA VINCI AIRPORT

The main airport ‘Leonardo Da Vinci’ is about 25 Kilometers from the hotel. There is a direct train (Leonardo Express) that leaves the airport every 30 minutes and connects Fiumicino Airport to Roma Termini. Once in Termini take METRO line A direction BATTISTINI, get off at CORNELIA. From CORNELIA you can take BUS N. 246 for two stops. From the bus stop the hotel is 10 minutes on foot. Estimated time: 90 minutes.

FROM CIAMPINO AIRPORT

The airport is about 30 Kilometers from Ergife Palace Hotel.
You can take the bus TERRAVISION which will leave you at TERMINI main station. From the main station you can reach the hotel by cab or by METRO line A.
By Taxi it will be about € 50,00 and you will take about 40 minutes.
From CIAMPINO you can also take a CO.TRA.L bus which links the airport to TERMINI main station. Once in Termini take METRO line A direction BATTISTINI, get off at CORNELIA. From CORNELIA you can take BUS N. 246 for two stops. From the bus stop the hotel is 10 minutes on foot. Estimated time: 60 minutes

FROM TERMINI, MAIN STATION

Inside the station take METRO A direction BATTISTINI. Get off at CORNELIA. From CORNELIA you can walk for approximately 800 meters along the VIA AURELIA or you can take BUS N. 246 for two stops. Estimated time: 45 minutes.

FROM TIBURTINA TRAIN/BUS STATION

From TIBURTINA bus/train station you can reach the hotel by bus (N. 490), or take METRO line B direction LAURENTINA to TERMINI main station. From TERMINI take METRO line A direction BATTISTINI. Get off at CORNELIA. From CORNELIA you can take BUS N. 246 for two stops.